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Eye of the Widow

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Eye of the Widow
Directed byAndrew V. McLaglen
Written byJoshua Sauli
Gérard de Villiers
Produced byDaniel Carrillo
StarringRichard Young
Paul L. Smith
Mel Ferrer
CinematographyArthur Wooster
Music byYvan Jullien
Hubert Rostaing
Distributed byAdlar Productions
Release date
  • October 17, 1991 (1991-10-17)
Running time
90 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Eye of the Widow (French: SAS : L'Œil de la veuve) is a 1991 French-American action film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, the last of his career. It was released in France on October 17, 1991, and in the Philippines on October 14, 1992.

Plot

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The movie starts with the dangerous and cold-blooded arms dealer Kharoun, who is getting rid of his competitors and adversaries with his army of highly trained killers. The next one on his list is Prince Malko, which location he already has tracked down and planned to attack. But Malko survives the bombing of his castle and flees to the CIA headquarters in New York where he learns that Kharoun owns the serum for a biological mass destruction weapon. After a second murder attempt on Malko, he decides to face Kharoun and goes in for a counterattack.

Production

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It was written by Joshua Sauli as an adaptation of two[which?] Gérard de Villiers' novels of his SAS series about the Austrian secret agent Malko Linge. It stars Richard Young as Malko Linge along with Mel Ferrer, Ben Cross, Paul L. Smith, F. Murray Abraham and Susannah Hoffman.

This was the final film for McLaglen, director of many well-known Westerns starring the likes of John Wayne, James Stewart and Dean Martin.

Cast

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Main cast

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Supporting cast

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Cameo/uncredited cast

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Release

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Eye of the Widow was released in France on October 17, 1991. In the Philippines, the film was released with the same name on October 14, 1992.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Opens Today". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. October 14, 1992. p. 19. Retrieved November 4, 2020. Its [sic] James Bond 007 Excitement All The Way!
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